This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

WIDMANN FINANCIAL SERVICES

Current firm class

independent wealth managerderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Jun 1, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

13derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S63|S66

First exam

Apr 9, 2018

First registration

Jun 29, 2020

Dual registered

no

Other names

William Lawrence Gaines|Billy Gaines|WILLIAM GAINES

IAPD individual key

6883077

• Occurred

  Jul 29, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  William Gaines left Commonwealth Financial Network for Widmann Financial Services (registered 2020-07-09)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:1eab2069-2352-c54d-eeae-8d388453a5ed

First observed

Jun 29, 2020

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.